Category: Exodus

God’s Provision of the Skilled Workers

1 TheLordalso spoke to Moses:

2 “Look, I have appointed by name Bezalelson of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

3 I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft

4 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

5 to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every craft.

6 I have also selected Oholiabson of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have placed wisdom within every skilled craftsmanin order to make all that I have commanded you:

7 the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on top of it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

8 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin with its stand —

10 the specially wovengarments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

11 the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. They must make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

Observing the Sabbath

12 TheLordsaid to Moses:

13 “Tell the Israelites: You must observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am Yahweh who sets you apart.

14 Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.

15 Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest,dedicated to theLord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

16 The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

17 It is a sign forever between Me and the Israelites, for in six days theLordmade the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”

The Two Stone Tablets

18 When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.

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The Gold Calf

1 When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a godwho will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt — we don’t know what has happened to him! ”

2 Then Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold ringsthat are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.”

3 So all the people took off the gold rings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron.

4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf.

Then they said, “Israel, this is your God,who brought you up from the land of Egypt! ”

5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; then he made an announcement: “There will be a festivalto theLordtomorrow.”

6 Early the next morning they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented fellowship offerings. The people sat down to eat and drink, then got up to play.

7 TheLordspoke to Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly.

8 They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, this is your God,who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’ ”

9 TheLordalso said to Moses: “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-neckedpeople.

10 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

11 But Moses interceded with theLordhis God: “Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a strong hand?

12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out with an evil intent to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from Your great anger and relent concerning this disaster planned for Your people.

13 Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel — You swore to them by Your very selfand declared, ‘I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it forever.’ ”

14 So theLordrelentedconcerning the disaster He said He would bring on His people.

15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides — inscribed front and back.

16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was God’s writing, engraved on the tablets.

17 When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.”

18 But Moses replied:

It’s not the sound of a victory cry

and not the sound of a cry of defeat;

I hear the sound of singing!

19 As he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became enraged and threw the tablets out of his hands, smashing them at the base of the mountain.

20 Then he took the calf they had made, burned it up, and ground it to powder. He scattered the powder over the surface of the water and forced the Israelites to drink the water.

21 Then Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you have led them into such a grave sin? ”

22 “Don’t be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.

23 They said to me, ‘Make us a godwho will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt — we don’t know what has happened to him! ’

24 So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off,’ and they gave it to me. When I threw it into the fire, out came this calf! ”

25 Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them get out of control, resulting in weakness before their enemies.

26 And Moses stood at the camp’s entrance and said, “Whoever is for theLord, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.

27 He told them, “This is what theLord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Every man fasten his sword to his side; go back and forth through the camp from entrance to entrance, and each of you kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’ ”

28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and about 3,000 men fell dead that day among the people.

29 Afterward Moses said, “Today you have been dedicatedto theLord, since each man went against his son and his brother. Therefore you have brought a blessing on yourselves today.”

30 The following day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to theLord; perhaps I will be able to atone for your sin.”

31 So Moses returned to theLordand said, “Oh, these people have committed a grave sin; they have made a god of gold for themselves.

32 Now if You would only forgive their sin. But if not, please erase me from the book You have written.”

33 TheLordreplied to Moses: “I will erase whoever has sinned against Me from My book.

34 Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about; see, My angel will go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will hold them accountable for their sin.”

35 And theLordinflicted a plague on the people for what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

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The Tent Outside the Camp

1 TheLordspoke to Moses: “Go, leave here, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to your offspring.

2 I will send an angel ahead of you and will drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites,Hivites, and Jebusites.

3 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

4 When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn’t put on their jewelry.

5 For theLordsaid to Moses: “Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.”

6 So the Israelites remained stripped of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.

7 Now Moses took a tent and set it up outside the camp, far away from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting. Anyone who wanted to consult theLordwould go to the tent of meeting that was outside the camp.

8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand up, each one at the door of his tent, and they would watch Moses until he entered the tent.

9 When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance to the tent, and theLordwould speak with Moses.

10 As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remaining at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent.

11 TheLordspoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.

The Lord’s Glory

12 Moses said to theLord, “Look, You have told me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. You said, ‘I know you by name,and you have also found favor in My sight.’

13 Now if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, please teach me Your ways,and I will know You and find favor in Your sight. Now consider that this nation is Your people.”

14 Then He replied, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

15 “If Your presence does not go,” Moses responded to Him, “don’t make us go up from here.

16 How will it be known that I and Your people have found favor in Your sight unless You go with us? I and Your people will be distinguished by this from all the other people on the face of the earth.”

17 TheLordanswered Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”

18 Then Moses said, “Please, let me see Your glory.”

19 He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”

20 But He answered, “You cannot see My face, for no one can seeMe and live.”

21 TheLordsaid, “Here is a place near Me. You are to stand on the rock,

22 and when My glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

23 Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back, but My face will not be seen.”

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New Stone Tablets

1 TheLordsaid to Moses, “Cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

2 Be prepared by morning. Come up Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me on the mountaintop.

3 No one may go up with you; in fact, no one must be seen anywhere on the mountain. Even the flocks and herds are not to graze in front of that mountain.”

4 Moses cut two stone tablets like the first ones. He got up early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hand, he climbed Mount Sinai, just as theLordhad commanded him.

5 TheLordcame down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name Yahweh.

6 Then theLordpassed in front of him and proclaimed:

Yahweh — Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,

7 maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin.But He will not leave the guiltyunpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ wrongdoing on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.

8 Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.

9 Then he said, “My Lord, if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Even though this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wrongdoing and sin, and accept us as Your own possession.”

Covenant Obligations

10 And theLordresponded: “Look, I am making a covenant. I will perform wonders in the presence of all your peoplethat have never been donein all the earth or in any nation. All the people you live among will see theLord’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring.

11 Observe what I command you today. I am going to drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites,and Jebusites.

12 Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land that you are going to enter; otherwise, they will become a snare among you.

13 Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.

14 You are never to bow down to another god because Yahweh, being jealousby nature,is a jealous God.

15 “Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.

16 Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

17 “Do not make cast imagesof gods for yourselves.

18 “Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. You are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abibas I commanded you. For you came out of Egypt in the month of Abib.

19 “The firstbornmale from every womb belongs to Me, including all your malelivestock, the firstborn of cattle or sheep.

20 You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a sheep, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.

21 “You are to labor six days but you must reston the seventh day; you must even rest during plowing and harvesting times.

22 “Observe the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingatheringat the turn of the agricultural year.

23 Three times a yearall your males are to appear before the LordGod, the God of Israel.

24 For I will drive out nationsbefore you and enlarge your territory.No one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before theLordyour God.

25 “Do not presentthe blood for My sacrifice with anything leavened. The sacrifice of the Passover Festival must not remain until morning.

26 “Bring the best firstfruitsof your land to the house of theLordyour God.

“You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

27 TheLordalso said to Moses, “Writedown these words, for I have made a covenant with you and with Israel based on these words.”

28 Moses was there with theLord40 days and 40 nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. He wrote the Ten Commandments,the words of the covenant, on the tablets.

Moses’ Radiant Face

29 As Moses descended from Mount Sinai — with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands as he descended the mountain — he did not realize that the skin of his face shone as a result of his speaking with theLord.

30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone!They were afraid to come near him.

31 But Moses called out to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.

32 Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he commanded them to do everything theLordhad told him on Mount Sinai.

33 When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

34 But whenever Moses went before theLordto speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. After he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,

35 and the Israelites would see that Moses’ facewas radiant. Then Moses would put the veil over his face again until he went to speak with theLord.

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The Sabbath Command

1 Moses assembled the entire Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things that theLordhas commanded you to do:

2 For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbathof complete rest to theLord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed.

3 Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”

Building the Tabernacle

4 Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, “This is what theLordhas commanded:

5 Takeup an offering among you for theLord. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as theLord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze;

6 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

7 ram skins dyed red and manatee skins;acacia wood;

8 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

9 and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece.

10 “Let all the skilled craftsmenamong you come and make everything that theLordhas commanded:

11 the tabernacle — its tent and covering, its clasps and planks, its crossbars, its posts and bases;

12 the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil for the screen;

13 the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;

14 the lampstand for light with its utensils and lamps as well as the oil for the light;

15 the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the entryway screen for the entrance to the tabernacle;

16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

17 the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard;

18 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and the tent pegs for the courtyard, along with their ropes;

19 and the specially wovengarments for ministering in the sanctuary — the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”

20 Then the entire Israelite community left Moses’ presence.

21 Everyone whose heart was moved and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to theLordfor the work on the tent of meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.

22 Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry — everyone who waved a presentation offering of gold to theLord.

23 Everyone who had in his possession blue, purple, or scarlet yarn,fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or manatee skins,brought them.

24 Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to theLord. Everyone who possessed acacia wood useful for any task in the work brought it.

25 Every skilledwomanspun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

26 And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of their skill.

27 The leadersbrought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

28 as well as the spiceand oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

29 So the Israelites brought a freewill offering to theLord, all the men and women whose hearts prompted them to bring something for all the work that theLord, through Moses, had commanded to be done.

Bezalel and Oholiab

30 Mosesthen said to the Israelites: “Look, theLordhas appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

31 He has filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft

32 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

33 to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every kind of artistic craft.

34 He has also given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.

35 He has filled them with skillto do all the workof a gem cutter; a designer; an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen; and a weaver. They can do every kind of craft and design artistic designs.

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1 Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilledpeople are to work based on everything theLordhas commanded. TheLordhas given them wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

2 So Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilledperson in whose heart theLordhad placed wisdom, everyone whose heart moved him,to come to the work and do it.

3 They took from Moses’ presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came one by one from the work they were doing

5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than is neededfor the construction of the work theLordcommanded to be done.”

6 After Moses gave an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “Let no man or woman make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people stopped.

7 The materials were sufficient for them to do all the work. There was more than enough.

Building the Tabernacle

8 Allthe skilled craftsmenamong those doing the work made the tabernacle with 10 curtains. Bezalel made them of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them.

9 The length of each curtain was 42 feet,and the width of each curtain six feet;all the curtains had the same measurements.

10 He joined five of the curtains to each other, and the other five curtains he joined to each other.

11 He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the last curtain in the first set and did the same on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.

12 He made 50 loops on the one curtain and 50 loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops lined up with each other.

13 He also made 50 gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit.

14 He made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made 11 of them.

15 The length of each curtain was 45 feet,and the width of each curtain six feet.All 11 curtains had the same measurements.

16 He joined five of the curtains together, and the other six together.

17 He made 50 loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set and 50 loops on the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.

18 He made 50 bronze clasps to join the tent together as a single unit.

19 He also made a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skinson top of it.

20 Hemade upright planksof acacia wood for the tabernacle.

21 The length of each plank was 15 feet,and the width of each was 27 inches.

22 There were two tenons connected to each other for each plank. He did the same for all the planks of the tabernacle.

23 He made planks for the tabernacle as follows: 20 for the south side,

24 and he made 40 silver bases to put under the 20 planks, two bases under the first plank for its two tenons, and two bases under each of the following planks for their two tenons;

25 for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made 20 planks,

26 with their 40 silver bases, two bases under the first plank and two bases under each of the following ones;

27 and for the west side of the tabernacle he made six planks.

28 He also made two additional planks for the two back corners of the tabernacle.

29 They were paired at the bottom and joined togetherat thetop in a single ring. This is what he did with both of them for the two corners.

30 So there were eight planks with their 16 silver bases, two bases under each one.

31 He made five crossbars of acacia wood for the planks on one side of the tabernacle,

32 five crossbars for the planks on the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for those at the back of the tabernacle on the west.

33 He made the central crossbar run through the middle of the planks from one end to the other.

34 He overlaid them with gold and made their rings out of gold as holders for the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

35 Thenhe made the veil with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. He made it with a design of cherubim worked into it.

36 He made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold. And he cast four silver bases for the posts.

37 He made a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen for the entrance to the tent,

38 together with its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.

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Making the Ark

1 Bezalelmade the ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it.

3 He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.

6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,

8 one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat.

9 They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.

Making the Table

10 Heconstructed the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it.

12 He made a three-inchframe all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.

13 He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

14 The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15 He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

16 He also made the utensils that would be on the table out of pure gold: its plates and cups, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

Making the Lampstand

17 Thenhe made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxesand petals.

18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.

19 There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.

20 On the lampstand shaft there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with its calyxes and petals.

21 For the six branches that extended from it, a calyx was under the first pair of branches from it, a calyx under the second pair of branches from it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches from it.

22 Their calyxes and branches were of one piece.All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold.

23 He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold.

24 He made it and all its utensils of 75 poundsof pure gold.

Making the Altar of Incense

25 Hemade the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it was 36 inches high.Its horns were of one piece.

26 He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it.

27 He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; he put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.

28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29 He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense.

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Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

1 Bezalelconstructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide,and was 4 1/2 feethigh.

2 He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece.Then he overlaid it with bronze.

3 He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.

4 He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge,halfway up from the bottom.

5 At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.

6 Also, he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

7 Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow.

Making the Bronze Basin

8 He made the bronze basin and its stand from the bronze mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Making the Courtyard

9 Thenhe made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length,

10 including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bandsof the posts were silver.

11 The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet in length,including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bandsof the posts were silver.

12 The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length,including their 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

13 The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length.

14 The hangings on one side of the gate were 22 1/2 feet,including their three posts and three bases.

15 It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 22 1/2 feet,including their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate.

16 All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen.

17 The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bandsof the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.

18 The screen for the gate of the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was 30 feetlong, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7 1/2 feethigh.

19 It had four posts, including their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the bandsas well as the plating of their tops were silver.

20 All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

Inventory of Materials

21 This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony,that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction ofIthamar son of Aaron the priest.

22 Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that theLordcommanded Moses.

23 With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a gem cutter, a designer, and an embroiderer with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

24 All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds,according to the sanctuary shekel.

25 The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds,according to the sanctuary shekel —

26 2/5 of an ounceper man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men.

27 There were 7,500 poundsof silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil — 100 bases from 7,500 pounds,75 poundsfor each base.

28 With the remaining 44 poundshe made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bandsfor them.

29 The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.

30 He made with it the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grate, all the utensils for the altar,

31 the bases for the surrounding courtyard, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs for the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the surrounding courtyard.

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Making the Priestly Garments

1 They made specially wovengarments for ministry in the sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron from the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

Making the Ephod

2 Bezalelmade the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold, and hecut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and the fine linen in a skillful design.

4 They made shoulder pieces for attaching it; it was joined together at its two edges.

5 The artistically woven waistband that was on the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen, just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

6 Then they mounted the onyx stones surrounded with gold filigree settings, engraved with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal.

7 He fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites, just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

Making the Breastpiece

8 Healso made the embroidered breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

9 They made the breastpiece square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.

10 They mounted four rows of gemstoneson it. The first row was a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;

11 the second row, a turquoise,a sapphire,and a diamond;

12 the third row, a jacinth,an agate, and an amethyst;

13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were surrounded with gold filigree in their settings.

14 The 12 stones corresponded to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone was engraved like a seal with one of the names of the 12 tribes.

15 They made braided chains of pure gold cord for the breastpiece.

16 They also fashioned two gold filigree settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to its two corners.

17 Then they attached the two gold cords to the two gold rings on the corners of the breastpiece.

18 They attached the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings and, in this way, attached them to the ephod’s shoulder pieces in front.

19 They made two other gold rings and put them at the two other corners of the breastpiece on the edge that is next to the inner border of the ephod.

20 They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the ephod’s two shoulder pieces on its front, close to its seam,above the ephod’s woven waistband.

21 Then they tied the breastpiece from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the ephod’s waistband and did not come loose from the ephod. They did just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

Making the Robe

22 Theymade the woven robe of the ephod entirely of blue yarn.

23 There was an opening in the center of the robe like that of body armorwith a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.

24 They made pomegranates of finely spun blue, purple, and scarlet yarnon the lower hem of the robe.

25 They made bells of pure gold and attached the bells between the pomegranates, all around the hem of the robe between the pomegranates,

26 a bell and a pomegranate alternating all around the lower hem of the robeto be worn for ministry. They made it just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

The Other Priestly Garments

27 They made the tunics of fine woven linen for Aaron and his sons.

28 They also made the turban and the ornate headbandsof fine linen, the undergarments,

29 and the sash of finely spun linen of embroidered blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. They did just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

Making the Holy Diadem

30 They also made a medallion, the holy diadem, out of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving on a seal:

HOLY TO THE LORD.

31 Then they attached a cord of blue yarn to it in order to mount it on the turban, just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

Moses’ Inspection of the Tabernacle

32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was finished. The Israelites did everything just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its planks, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;

34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of manatee skins;the veil for the screen;

35 the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

36 the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;

37 the pure gold lampstand, with its lamps arranged and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

38 the gold altar; the anointing oil; the fragrant incense; the screen for the entrance to the tent;

39 the bronze altar with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

40 the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

41 and the specially wovengarments for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

42 The Israelites had done all the work according to everything theLordhad commanded Moses.

43 Moses inspected all the work they had accomplished. They had done just as theLordcommanded. Then Moses blessed them.

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Setting up the Tabernacle

1 TheLordspoke to Moses:

2 “You are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.

3 Put the arkof the testimony there and screen off the ark with the veil.

4 Then bring in the table and lay out its arrangement; also bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

5 Place the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony. Put up the screen for the entrance to the tabernacle.

6 Position the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

7 Place the basinbetween the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

8 Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.

9 “Take the anointing oil and anointthe tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings so that it will be holy.

10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar so that it will be especially holy.

11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate it.

12 “Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

13 Clothe Aaron with the holy garments,anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve Me as a priest.

14 Have his sons come forward and clothe them in tunics.

15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations.”

16 Moses did everything just as theLordhad commanded him.

17 The tabernacle was set up in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month.

18 Moses set up the tabernacle: he laid its bases, positioned its planks, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

20 Moses took the testimonyand placed it in the ark, and attached the poles to the ark. He set the mercy seat on top of the ark.

21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as theLordhad commanded him.

22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

23 He arranged the bread on it before theLord, just as theLordhad commanded him.

24 He also put the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

25 and set up the lamps before theLord, just as theLordhad commanded him.

26 Moses also installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the veil,

27 and burned fragrant incense on it, just as theLordhad commanded him.

28 He put up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.

29 Then he placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as theLordhad commanded him.

30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet from it.

32 They washed whenever they came to the tent of meeting and approached the altar, just as theLordhad commanded Moses.

33 Next Moses set up the surrounding courtyard for the tabernacle and the altar and hung a screen for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

The Lord’s Glory

34 The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of theLordfilled the tabernacle.

35 Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of theLordfilled the tabernacle.

36 The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.

37 If the cloud was not taken up, they did not set out until the day it was taken up.

38 For the cloud of theLordwas over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their journey.

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